• Dear Ones, Hope you had a glorious Christmas! We are home now from the cities and had a wonderful time with about 35 relatives for two days. So thankful as we all had good roads, a wonderful time together, lots of sharing, games, shopping, and just being together. I came home feeling so full of…

  • Dear Ones,    May His peace and joy fill your hearts on this Christmas Day!  We enjoyed time at Ann’s yesterday with a delicous meal, presents, and a win for the Vikings. The snow covered trees made the drive so beautiful. We got home just in time to greet at the Candle light service. Today…

  • In an article in Mere Orthodoxy, Leah Libresco Sargeant points to the need for traditions in culture: “Traditions are tutorials in practical wisdom.  At their best, they are desired paths, wearing a clear trail to follow through the landscape, shaped by the experiences of many prior walkers.”  She quotes philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein on the danger of…

  • Dear Ones,   Hope you are having a blessed Christmas weekend. We are leaving this morning for Ann’s and will be stopping on the way at Assisted Living to see a friend. We plan to be home for the candle light Christmas eve service at our church.  Devotions from Judy’s heart   If we were…

  • Dear Ones,   Happy Christmas Weekend!  Hope you are keeping warm on this cold weekend. This morning I cleaned the apartment and did food prep and some packing. Tomorrow we plan to go to the Lake and have a Christmas dinner with Ann’s family. We also hope to get home in time to go to…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you are enjoying this day and keeping snug and warm. We are glad we don’t have to go out today as our Bible Study is just downstairs. This morning I have been busy in the kitchen and made Cauliflower potatoes, sweet potato rounds, S.F. blueberry muffins and also went downstairs for a…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you have a good day and stay warm. It is starting to snow again and it is suppose to continue the next few days. The house is full of aroma though as I have a big pot of stew in the crockpot. I have exercise class this morning and I’m quite sure…

  • Dear Ones, It is getting closer to Christmas and may we each have time to let the Christmas story take hold of us. This morning I hope to do some food prep, wrap a few gifts and get to Aldi’s… and maybe downstairs for coffee. This afternoon we are invited over to friends for fellowship…

  • As tensions increase around the world, the word “Armageddon” is being used to describe the coming days. Even President Biden used this term recently. But as followers of Jesus we need to be clear on what this term means. It comes from the book of Revelation: “Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew…

  • Dear Ones,  Hope you had an enjoyable weekend. The temperature has taken a nosedive and we may be walking in the underground today. I plan to bake cookies and go to my exercise class this morning.  Devotions from Judy’s heart    Let us never, never give up, no matter how bad things look outwardly for…